Hi,
I just started P90X this week, and I'm trying to follow the eating plan. However, I'm finding I'm starving late at night. Two nights in a row I've eaten waaay more than I planned late at night. I think it's because I'm getting off to a late start each morning because I'm up so late at night. (I'm still not adjusted to being home yet, and my wacky sleep schedule is throwing everyone off.)
Since I still have a lot of weight to lose, I'm doing the lean rotation. I'm enjoying it so far, but I don't think I'm getting the same cardio nor am I getting as much strength training as I was when I was doing the GS and Cathe's other cardio. I do, however, feel a lot less wiped out after working out this week so I'm going to stick with it for awhile. I think I'm going to add some Cathe back into the rotation next week.
As far as food, to me the plan calls for more food than I've been eating, but less carbs (i.e. starchy carbs like bread and beans, not veggies). I decided to follow it because I really want to see results, and also because recently my workouts had started becoming tiring rather than invigorating. Anyway, since I'm on weight watchers too, I've decided to switch to core because it works better with the eating plan. (I'm still counting the points to make sure I don't go over -- especially a concern since two nights in a row I binged on light cream cheese and sesame water crackers.)
I agree it was a bit time consuming to plan, but once I went through the recipes and decided which ones I could incorporate into my family's eating style, I was able to compile a grocery list which took with me when I went grocery shopping. Now I have all meals for the week somewhat planned.
Sorry for the ramble. I guess I've been wanting to talk about this with someone all week.
Take care!
Pamela
